Thursday, April 23, 2015

Hello crafters,Cathy here from Cathyplus5 and today I am posting for the Cuttin' & Stampin' challenge #12. I have to say this was a fun challenge . the Products I used made it real easy to come up with some fun cards..

For my card I used the cute Fox from the stamp set and stamped him onto the pattern paper. I then fussy cut the image out and glued the pieces onto another stamped image. I then fussy cut the entire thing out. I stamped the stump and flowers onto my card base. I colored the images with my Copic makers. I then added the sentiment to my card front. I added the little paper strips; which are the top tabs off one of the pattern paper sheets. I then added the fox using some foam tape.

I hope you'll pull out something with a cute critter and link up your project HERE.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Hello again and welcome to another challenge at Cuttin and Stampin!! It's Jenni with Wish I Was Scrappin! This challenge is all about cute critters!! The design team was fortunate enough to receive some super cute critters from My Favorite Things!

We also are using Amy Tangerine Stitched papers

The image I've chosen today is the cute little fox!!! This stamp set has many different little add-ons to enhance your design, I used a few of the hearts too! I used my Tombow Art Markers to color in the image and I also used some Lemonade Yellow twine from Bella Creationz and Timeless Twine to round out the sketch!

This week I also used a sketch from My Favorite Things!! Each week they have a new sketch! there are amazing and so easy to follow!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Everything is coming up Spring (well, it is in most areas of the country, anyway). Spring is when all the cute little forest creatures and baby critters make their appearance, and we're ready to focus on that.

My challenge project focuses on love. Remember, love can be any time of year, not just Valentine's Day. Think a note in hubby's briefcase, little card in kid's lunchbox, etc.

All three of the patterned papers I chose were in the Amy Tangerine "Stitched" pad. I used a Spellbinders label die to cut out the raccoon and sentiment, but the card is only showing about 40% of the whole die shape. As you can see, the heart is also only showing a portion of the shape. Your investment in dies is so much more valuable when you flex the creative muscle and realize you don't have to use the entire shape.

I felt the "Love" paper was very bold to the point where it could be overwhelming, so I only used a thin strip. The card itself is a very dark grey and I used Memento dye ink in Grey Flannel for stamping.

Please find the cutest critters in your stamp collection and share your project with us! We'd love to see how adorable they are!